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ACTION BY BCCC ON COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 TO 20 NOVEMBER 2018 S.NO Programme Channel Total Number of Nature of Complaints Telecast date of Action By BCCC Complaints the programme Received reviwed by BCCC A : SPECIFIC CONTENT RELATED COMPLAINTS A-1 : Specific Content related complaints Disposed 1 Bhutu Zee TV 1 Bhutu is a dead child whose soul remains with her mother even after her 11.05.2019 BCCC admitted the complaint, viewed the episode and found that Bhutu’s (child death. An evil spirit enters Bhutu’s body and a tantrik is shown to pressure protagonist’s) mother is possessed by an evil spirit and she escapes the mental asylum. The Bhutu to come, else they would kill her mother. The evil spirit also stabs child character is summoned by an occult practitioner using black magic to his hideout Bhutu’s mother and the Baba is shown to be creating a field of fire where where she is made to stand in a circle of fire. She keeps on chanting Lord Krishna’s name Bhutu is made to stand. Such depiction gives rise to superstitious practices but in the end she manages to save her mother miraculously. The Council decided to against children and is not fit for viewing. caution the channel that such sequences involving children should not be protracted. The complaint was thus DISPOSED OF. 2 Bitti Business Wali & TV 1 Bitti opens a paan shop. Apprehending competition, one of her competitors 21-06-2018 BCCC admitted the complaint, viewed the episode and found that four goons try to rough up sends in some goons to trouble her. One of the goons spits pan on her face the female protagonist. One of them spits ‘paan’ on her face and clothes while others look and somebody pulls her hair and others remove her dupatta. Such for a chance to touch her inappropriately on the pretext of cleaning her clothes. The channel depiction will encourage exploitation of women and should be refrained runs a disclaimer that it does not support or endorse violence against women. The Council from. decided to issue a NOTICE to the channel for violation of its Advisory on Portrayal of Women. 3 Sam Daam Dhand Star Bharat 1 Vijay and Anant are friends. They are in love with the same girl Mandira. 06-04-2018 BCCC admitted the complaint and viewed the episode and found that the antagonist is Bhed Anant gets married to Mandira. But later he thinks that his friend and wife shown to be watching a cartoon show and the female protagonist is shown tied to a have cheated on him and decides to seek revenge. He gets Vijay involved revolving wheel with fire. The sequence is 55 seconds long and he has punished his wife for in a fraudulent murder and when Mandira wishes to tell Vijay’s wife the speaking the truth about his enemy (earlier friend). Since the channel has not shown the truth, he punishes her. She is shown tied to a big wooden wheel with fire torture graphically and the plot was to reflect the antagonist’s sadist character, the Council around it and Anant revels in her punishment. The depiction not only decided not to intervene. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. conveys a wrong message but also leads to women’s exploitation. 4 Kulfi Kumar Star Plus 1 Instigated by her stepsister Amayra, Kulfi is shown to consume gas from 24-05-2018 BCCC admitted the complaint, viewed the episode and found that the second child Amaya Baajewala balloons. She does not want Kulfi to sing in front of her father and get instigates Kulfi to suck air from the gas balloon suggesting she could fly if she inhales the praises for her singing abilities. Kulfi subsequently cannot sing and has gas in. This was a deliberate ploy to disrupt her voice so that she cannot sing before her problem speaking. Such negative plotting by children can adversely impact biological father and impress him with her singing prowess. As a consequence to inhaling other children. gas, Kulfi is unable to sing before her biological father. The original act was not exhibited but implied. The Council felt the channel needs to exercise caution in dealing with such themes as impressionable children might imitate the idea. The complaint was thus DISPOSED OF. 5 Zindagi Ki Mehak Zee TV 1 Mehak takes rebirth in a Haryana village where there is rampant gender 21-05-2018 BCCC viewed the episode and found that a newborn girl is snatched by her drunkard father. discrimination. Unhappy with the birth of a girlchild, her father wishes to kill The mother keeps requesting to leave the baby behind but the father is adamant that girls her. He leaves her in rain despite her mother’s protest. Such depiction is are of no use. He takes the baby to the courtyard and makes her wet in the rain despite not in keeping with the programming guidelines. repeated protests by the village nurse who threatens police action as well. The child survives. The Council felt this depiction was meant only to necessitate the father’s evil character to take the story forward and decided against any intervention. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. Page 1 of 79 S.NO Programme Channel Total Number of Nature of Complaints Telecast date of Action By BCCC Complaints the programme Received reviwed by BCCC 6 Live Asia Cup Star Plus 1 Usage of expletives during the live match in between breaks has been 28-09-2018 BCCC viewed the episode and found that during the break, former South African captain Match shown. A word like “Bhen....” has been used. Graeme Smith was asked to guess who the player was after reading the lip movement of another New Zealand player Larsen who was suggesting English cricketer’s name ‘Ben Stokes’. It seemed that the expletive was being used but Graeme Smith managed to correctly for all intent and purpose name the English player. Not found maintainable, the complaint was DISPOSED OF. 7 Ye Un Dino Ki Baat Sony 1 The female protagonist is slapped in almost all situations by every elder of 27-08-2018 BCCC viewed the episode and found that Naina, the female protagonist, is slapped by her Hai her family. Violence on women and assaulting an elderly uncle in front of all prospective husband but she does not cower down in apologising to him. The prospective by holding his collar, even before marriage, is shown. Other members of husband has been shown as a male chauvinist who, in the previous episodes, had caught the girl’s family blame the uncle and tell him to say sorry to the boy her uncle’s collar when he tried to reason with him that girls should be well read and because he is the groom and “ladke wale” are always right and “ladki wale” educated. The Council felt that the intent of showing such scenes must have been to present have to always stay quiet. the character of the prospective husband as sexist to take the plot forward and decided against any intervention in the storyline. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. 8 Comedy Circus Sony 8 In a skit on Mahabharata, characters like Gandhari and Dhritarashtra were 23-09-2018 BCCC viewed the episode and found that contestants perform a skit from Mahabharata in shown. In the name of comedy, they degraded Hindu scriptures. Comedy which a couple played Dhritrashtra and Gandhari. There was nothing offensive said or which insinuates any religion should not be shown as religious sentiments suggested in the skit. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. get hurt. 9 Jijaji Chhat Pe Sab TV 2 Episode 25/09/18: Black magic is shown. Of late, the channel has been 25/09/2018 BCCC viewed the episodes and found that there has been an intermittent dose of Hain showing a lot of superstitions on this family show. 27/09/2018 superstition added unnecessarily to a comic show. As far as the second episode is Episode 27/09/2018: It made fun of domestic violence. When a character concerned, BCCC found that the two friends who stay as a couple in the house, with one goes to the police to report a possible domestic violence, the inspector tells masquerading as the other’s wife, have been shown fighting. The other characters go to her that domestic violence is not to be reported. Then the inspector cites an police station to lodge a complaint and call the police. The police officer tells them that he incident where he was severely beaten by his wife, but he didn’t file a was beaten by his wife the previous night and he did not lodge a complaint despite being a complaint. police officer. The Council felt that the comments made were innocuous and do not carry weight as a social message keeping in mind the nature of the programme. The complaints were DISPOSED OF. 10 Tarak Mehta Ka Sony Sab 6 The ongoing horror plot is not appropriate for family viewing. My child tells 28-08-2018 BCCC viewed the episode and found that the society inmates counter a lady coined as Ulta Chashma me that he saw a ‘darawani dulhan’ (horror bride) in his dreams. Such ghost ‘darawani dulhan’ and run away from the flat. Later they decide among themselves to plots should not be shown as this serial is watched by children. engage a tantric or an occult practitioner to rid the society of the menace of darawani dulhan. The Council decided to advise the channel that for a programme of such repute, it is imperative that they maintain the dignity and good taste.